"Bringing the missile defense system to Ohio would create hundreds of high-paying jobs for our community," said Eklund. "I am happy to see the House take action on this important resolution that I hope will help secure a multi-billion dollar investment in Ohio, and also play an important role in our country's national defense strategy."

“It’s important to have clarity and certainty in the procedures of our criminal justice system,” stated Eklund. “Without it, prosecutors' jobs are more difficult, defendants risk losing rights, and public confidence in the system suffers.”

“The time has come for public safety and corrections policy to be driven more by data analysis than by guesswork and suppositions,” said Senator Eklund. “Part of that analysis must factor in the very real impacts that behavioral health issues and the current drug crisis are having on the system."